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This specimen was lot 60 in Schulman auction 388 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,354 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Dubbele dukaat, ZEELAND Provincie 1580 - 1795, 1650, Gold Type I. Staande ridder met Spaanse helm, zwaard en pijlenbundel tussen jaartal, met binnencirkel CONCORDIA. RES. - PA - RVAE. CRES. ZEL. ♖ . Kz. vierkant met 5-regelige tekst MO. AVR. etc. Hoogst gewaardeerde exemplaar bij NGC; bij PCGS slechts een hoger. RR NGC MS61. Vrijwel FDC.'' (double ducat of 1650, [[Netherlands, Zeeland|province of Zeeland]], type I. Obverse: standing knight with Spanish helmet, sword and bundle of arrows within inner circle; reverse: inscription on square tablet, plain edge. Highest-graded example at NGC; only one higher at PCGS. Graded NGC MS61. Virtually FDC.)"</blockquote> Zeeland, along with several other Dutch provinces, issued gold ducats from the sixteenth century until the termination of the United Provinces by Napoleon in the 1790's. This subtype is listed for 1645-62, 1668, 1672-73.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.95 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Delm. 881; V. 78.3; PW. 18; Fr-306 (101); KM-35.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Delmonte, A., ''Le Bénélux D'or,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, ''Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed.,'' Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, ''Schulman sale 388: 145 Year Jubilee Sale,'' Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Zeeland 1649 2 ducats Fr-306|1649 double ducat]]
* [[Zeeland 1650 daalder Dav-4872|1650 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Zeeland 1655 2 ducats Fr-306|1655 double ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1650]]

[[Category:Selections from Schulman sale 388, 389]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]]

Zeeland 1650 2 ducats Fr-306 - Revision history

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